• Intensified blueberry production requires more pollination

  May 8, 2025

  activity of bumblebees in the crop when compared to traditional practices. “The final results are only expected in June, at the end of the harvest season this [...] measure the bumblebees’ activity in the field. The number of flowers per tree will be counted and the total berry weight measured following the harvest [...] benefits from the introduction of a higher density of bumblebee hives in the field. The research being carried out with growers at two locations in the Netherlands

• Poultry Red Mite

  each batch. Larvae resembling the adult but with only six legs emerge from the eggs after 13–51 hours and moult within 24 hours of hatching to become an e [...] maturing into the adult form. The poultry red mite can live between 5–17 days, depending on the temperature. Higher temperatures shorten the mite’s lifespan [...] its name again, the poultry red mite is only red following a recent blood meal, otherwise the mite appears white, grey or black. Adults are about 1 mm long

• Natutec Drive effective and efficient – ‘a fantastic device’

  December 16, 2020

  drum at the centre, a patented manifold, and finally eight distribution hoses. The grower can control the device from a monitor in the cab. The drum turns [...] many labour hours, and costs, a grower with fifty, one hundred, two hundred acres will save.’ The boom to which the distribution hoses are attached can [...] e and precision agriculture are what Koppert is aiming for with its latest technological innovation. Natutec Drive is the name and a technology that will

• Koppert takes part in Jungle Talks webinar on 23 February

  February 20, 2019

  horticulture What does the future of international horticulture look like, and how to attract talent to ensure the continuous developments within the company [...] company? Just two of the important topics that will be addressed during the next Jungle Talks webinar on 23 February. Horticultural webinar producer, Jungle [...] Koppert Biological Systems. BU Manager for the Koppert Europe Business Unit, Kris de Smet, will take part in the webinar entitled: ‘Fifty shades of green:

• Innovative program aims to combat Striga weed threat to Sorghum

  March 8, 2024

  making strides in the battle against the parasitic weed Striga, which poses a significant threat to the staple crop Sorghum. Spearheaded by the Netherlands Institute [...] Koppert, about what is involved to get from a microbial isolate to a commercial product. The goal of PROMISE II The core objective of PROMISE II, the second phase [...] to harness the power of beneficial soil microbes to protect Sorghum from the devastating effects of Striga infestation. Koppert is one of the global partners

• Support your blueberry flowers

  April 19, 2021

  measures to support the extra mineral demand of the plant: Use a root enhancer in the spring to enhance the root mass and root quality of the plant. Koppert [...] support the high plant demand. Because the trace elements are already in a plant-based form, the response is very high. Calcium is very important in the first [...] period in the growth cycle of a blueberry plant. The flowers on the blueberry bush will pollinate and set fruit in a 2-3-week time period, during which the

• World Soil Day - Soil, where food begins

  December 5, 2022

  Every year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] sustainability around the world. When soils are degraded and nutrients are not replenished they lose their capacity to nurture life. What can we do? Adopting [...] on soil life. In this we are a partner of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Did you know that? (Statistics provided by the FAO) 95% of our food comes

• FAQ Nezapar

  They are a remnant of the rearing process and are not counted with the number of wasps you are introducing. We`re working on further upgrading the concept; [...] abdomen. Wings extend past the abdomen, legs and antennae are brown. The larvae develop and pupate inside host eggs. What is the mode of action and life cycle [...] Larvae develop inside the host egg, and after pupation, the adult emerges from the host egg by biting a hole in the lid of the stink bug egg. Does Trissolcus

• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  January 14, 2025

  play a vital role during the introduction and rollout.’ Making biocontrol the norm In the Netherlands, the use of biocontrol has become the norm when it comes [...] for the future ‘The future holds many challenges and one of them is the severe reduction in the use of chemical agents. In fact, a lot of them are going [...] has always continued innovating and has expanded its portfolio during the years. We have the most extensive biocontrol portfolio tailored to diverse growing

• Outstanding result against aphids

  December 15, 2016

  growers to identify the species of aphids that are developing in the crops and their location by the type of parasitized aphids that are found. This in turn [...] involving the use of banker plants to hang up populations of the parasitic wasp Aphelinus abdominalis (Aphilin) as early as the winter. Around the time that [...] aphids, but the picture is very different. Even though we still notice them, problems with aphids are a thing of the past. Even in cultivars that are vulnerable